Research, Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image : GBA
According to Hong Kong media reports, Greater Bay Airlines obtained an Air Operator License (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong in November 2021 to provide charter services. Although it has not yet obtained an air transport license and cannot provide regular air transport and cargo services, Greater Bay Airlines' operations are unimpeded. Its first cargo flight departed from Hong Kong on 29 November 2021 and arrived in Suvarnabhumi before returning. It was the first operating flight of the new Hong Kong-based airline.
The Hong Kong Airport website lists relevant flight records. The HB8660 freighter flight operated by Greater Bay Airlines departed for Suvarnabhumi at 9.57 am; by 4.56 pm, the HB8661 flight operated by the airline arrived at the gate and parked at S43 parking space. The two flights operated by Greater Bay Airlines' B737-800 took 2 hours 33 minutes and 2 hours 28 minutes respectively.
According to relevant regulations of the aviation industry in Hong Kong, Greater Bay Airlines can conduct charter flights after obtaining AOC but can only conduct scheduled flight services after obtaining an air transport license.
Greater Bay Airlines plans to launch commercial scheduled flights in the fourth quarter of 2021 but its license application is still pending approval by the Air Transport Licensing Authority. The hearing of the Licensing Authority has been scheduled for the end of December.
Greater Bay Airlines website has also changed its plan for next year. It plans to operate routes to Singapore, Suvarnabhumi and Phuket but emphasized that it depends on the approval status of licenses and traffic rights and the situation of the epidemic.
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